Customer Spotlight: How McCormick & Company Achieved Net-Zero Energy Use in Belcamp, Md.

Article by Constellation

Solar has become an economic and practical way for businesses and organizations to achieve their sustainability goals and control their electricity costs. And, through conservation measures, which are essential to any effective energy management strategy, businesses can further maximize savings.

McCormick & Company and Constellation Energy, a business unit of Exelon, announced today that McCormick has been operating its 363,000 square-foot distribution center in Belcamp, Md. as a net-zero facility for more than a year. This was achieved through a combination of energy conservation measures and the installation of a 1.8-megawatt rooftop solar power system from Constellation Energy in 2011.

For more information about the role that solar plays in McCormick’s sustainability efforts, watch the video below, which includes information about:

— Reducing energy consumption
— Building a solar project with no capital through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement
— Long-term benefits of building solar into an energy management strategy